The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday for the first time with an organization of clergy abuse survivors and advocates, who said he agreed to maintain a permanent dialogue with them as they press for a zero-tolerance for abuse policy in the Catholic Church.

In addition to managing the many functions and activities of the Vatican City government, the commission also oversees the artistic complex of the Vatican Museums and their assets.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors, a policy shift aimed at being a model for the ...

Pope Francis condemned President Donald Trump's administration for its deportation policies after the Vatican City State cracked down on its own borders. Francis, the first Latin American pontiff rebuked Trump in a letter criticizing mass deportations this ...